Dear Friend of the Ashram,
On behalf of Srila Janardan Maharaj and Sripad Hasyapriya Prabhu, I’m inviting you to please join us in Santa Cruz on Sunday, September 20th at noon for Sri Lalita Saptami and Monday, September 21st for Sri Radhastami at 6:30 pm. Sripad Sarvabhavana Prabhu will lead the program as Srila Janardan Maharaj will be celebrating the festival in China. As always, the San Jose programs will start at 5:30 with arotik of Sri Sri Guru Gaurangasundar Jiu.
Sri Bhakti Lalita Devi Dasi will be in Santa Cruz on Sunday, September 20th to observe Sri Lalita Saptami during the usual Sunday Feast time. A schedule of the other times she will be speaking is posted below.
By the desire and mercy of Srila Govinda Maharaj we had the good fortune to acquire the property of the Soquel Seva Ashram on the most auspicious day of Sri Radhastami in 1993. Please come to celebrate our inconceivable good fortune of having come in connection with His Divine Grace Srila Govinda Maharaj and the treasure of Krishna Consciousness in this lifetime. We are so fortunate to have this beautiful community and Ashram at the lotus feet of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari Jiu.
We are fortunate to have the opportunity to associate with Sri Vishakha Devi Dasi for just a couple more days. She will leave for China on the 18th for ten days, then return again to Santa Cruz.
Yours in the Lord’s service,
Sushila Devi Dasi
Varshana, the appearance place of Srimati Radharani
Sri Radhastami
Divine Appearance of Srimati Radharani
Monday, September 21
6:30 pm in Santa Cruz
5:30 pm in San Jose
Vaishnava calendar:
- September 18, 2015 – Appearance of Sri Sita Devi, the Consort of Sri Adwaita Prabhu
- September 20, 2015 – Sri Lalita Saptami
- September 21, 2015 – Sri Radhastami (fast until noon)
- September 24, 2015 – Ekadasi
- September 25, 2015 – Paran from 6:59 to 10:59 am. Appearance of Sri Vamanadev and Srila Jiva Goswami
- September 26, 2015 – Appearance of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur
- September 27, 2015 – Disappearance of Srila Haridas Thakur
- September 28, 2015 – Vishvarup Mahotsav
- October 8, 2015 – Ekadasi
- October 9, 2015 – Paran from 7:12 to 9:13 am
- October 13, 2015 – Appearance of Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
- November 4, 2015 – Bahulastami & Sannyas Day of Srila Govinda Maharaj & Srila Janardan Maharaj
- November 12, 2015 – Sri Govardhan Puja
- December 27, 2015 – Appearance of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj
- December 29, 2015 – Disappearance of Bhagavan Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur
Important links:
• Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Homepage
• Seva Ashram Homepage (news from California)
• Seva Ashram Post (spiritual reading material)
• SCS Math International (news from India)